ISLAMABAD, November 10. /Dunyo IA/. Website of Pakistan's popular newspaper “The Nation” has published an article titled “Global Climate Change: Uzbekistan's Initiatives and the Future of Our National Flora” by Feruz Akbarov, a leading researcher at the Institute of Botany of the Academy of Sciences of Uzbekistan and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Biological Sciences, reports Dunyo IA correspondent.

Publication notes that the 31st session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP31) will take place in the city of Antalya, Türkiye, in November of this year. “At the event, the nations of the world will discuss issues of climate change mitigation, adaptation to its consequences and the expansion of international cooperation”, author writes. - For Uzbekistan, this conference is an important platform to continue the environmental initiatives put forward at previous international forums and to draw the attention of the global community to the climate challenges in our region”.

Article recognizes that the climate initiatives put forward by Uzbekistan on the international stage cover urgent issues such as addressing the environmental challenges of the Aral Sea region, protecting water resources, and restoring natural ecosystems. In particular, it is emphasized that at the COP28 summit held in Dubai in 2023, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev called for cooperation to establish an international climate technologies expo-hub in the Aral Sea region. This initiative is aimed at uniting modern technologies and international expertise to resolve the complex environmental problems of the region.

As the Pakistani publication writes, at the COP29 summit held in Baku in 2024, it was proposed to establish an international center for assessing loss and damage caused by climate change, as well as to develop a declaration on the integrity and environmental safety of river ecosystems.

Furthermore, the material notes that issues of regional environmental cooperation were also discussed at the international climate forum held in Samarkand in April 2025. It underscores the necessity of uniting scientific potential to enhance climate resilience.